Tarantella - Original Watercolor by M. De Vito - 19th Century 1820 c.a.

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Tarantella is an original watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by Michela De Vito in the first half of XIX century. … Read more Tarantella is an original watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by Michela De Vito in the first half of XIX century. Good conditions except for shading and light stains along the margins. Hand-signed and titled on lower center. Original title: Ballo Napolitano detto la Tarantella The artwork is glued on a cardboard: 24.1 x 37.5 cm This original watercolor represents a group of young people dancing the most famous Neapolitan dance: the tarantella. Michela De Vito In the XIX century, Michela De Vito native of Abruzzi, worked in Naples and became a famous artist. She was maybe the daughter or sister of Camillo de Vito, a reknown painter of guaches above all of views and scenes of everyday life. Sometimes she is mistaken with Michele de Vito. “A refined painter, very skilled when it came to drawings, she had the characteristic to make her subject more gentle, compared to her male collegues''; this is how De Rosa and Trastulli describe her. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. See less